<p>I don't know if Duke really considers the person's interest in the school when evaluating their application...but if they do then yay for me! I think if you and another person had very similar stats but the other person showed more interest...they would pick the other person.</p>
<p>of course they do. Interest in school can come through in essays</p>
<p>just a thought, do you guys think if i was a robertson semi (nominated through unc though) that i have a semi-decent shot at duke? i would think that if i were good enough to be a semi i would be good enough to get into duke? i dunno just wondering</p>
<p>rejected...............</p>
<p>Competition really is crazy this year. They received approx 19,000 apps and are down to an acceptance rate of 19%. :-0</p>
<p>i hope i hope i hope ACCEPTED.. but i'm preparing for the worst :(
duke is just so hard to get into these days.. there's no way around it.</p>
<p>::awaits rejection::</p>
<p>im scared. hold me.</p>
<p>i know the sat is important, but do they like the sat 1 more than the sat 2's? my sat one score is fine but my 2's are a little lacking.</p>
<p>REJECTED ... I could withdraw my application if i wanted to ! lol! colleges have been really mean to me :(</p>
<p>I respect you guys . . . if I applied now there's no way I would get in (I'm a senior now)</p>
<p>depends on EVERYTHING... ha but mostly how much law school legacies and random connections count for (my dad)...my math sat II was comparatively pathetic...im trying not to get my hopes up</p>
<p>ill be rejected</p>
<p>ah, the pessimism is rampant. </p>
<p>I wonder if we could do some kind of statistical test, like who thought they'd get rejected and actually got in and vice versa. SRS!!!</p>
<p>By the way... rejected.</p>
<p>well, I didn't think I would get in but I did, but that was 4 years ago . . . I think it's a natural defense mechanism to prepare yourself for rejection.</p>
<p>But I wonder how many applicants Duke had in 2002...</p>
<p>rejected.... I've been rejected everywhere I've wanted to go so far so I don't expect Duke to be any different</p>
<p>im expecting a rejection.. low sat's, sent in supplemental BME essay with wrong college name, b*tch at duke lost all my info and blamed counselor when we caught her in a lie, yeah, rejection. Mr. Guttentag was really nice about the essay though when i sent him verbal tears.</p>
<p>Yeah I am pretty sure there were less applicants back then, but then again they let in more students now, at least into Pratt. You guys definitely have a harder time getting in - sucks to be you! just kidding! I wish you guys the best of luck and you should come here when you get in! I love it here. If you have any questions feel free to PM me. I think I'm different than a lot of the current duke posters here - I only found this site today because I was trying to find out what other people around the country were saying about the lax scandal and stuff. Specifically, if you are a more party-inclined student feel free to PM me about partying and stuff, I think that the non-drinking duke students are already pretty well-represented on this message board. :P</p>
<p>I will message you for sure if I get in...</p>
<p>but that's too bad because I will get rejected. Yep.</p>